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Yeh it's a 11W? Or something, Tesco CFL bayonet with a fitting, I am plugging into a three pin BS 1363 standard wall socket, using a male 13A fused plug, using wire which has blue, brown and green/yellow wire in it.

Thanks everyone. I think I've got more of an idea what's going on. I have changed a bulb before but I haven't ever made my own lamp, straight from a wall socket. It just feels to me a bit awkward, I guess.

Thanks. I will wrap insulation tape around the end of the earth. I'm still a little uneasy about the idea of connecting a CFL to the mains (240v). High risk of electrocution right? I have power adaptors ranging from a PSU 3v-5v-12v and a separate little converter which I think does a...

Dear electric diynot gurus, I've looked on the wiki and the how to part. I couldn't find the information I needed. Is it safe to connect a CFL bulb bayonet fitting straight to the mains? I have also seen in the diagrams the earth wire is connected. When I look in the bulb fitting there is...